The utilisation of health research in policy-making: Concepts, examples and method of assessment

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Hanney, Stephen R ^a   Gonzalez Block, Miguel A ^b   Buxton, Martin J ^a   Kogan, Maurice ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT FORMATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; RECIPIENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0012525283     PISSN: 14784505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-1-2     Document Type: Review

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